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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Guerra v. District of Columbia Rental Housing Commission, 501 A.2d 786 (1985)

Citation
Guerra v. District of Columbia Rental Housing Commission, 501 A.2d 786 (1985)
Parent Document
Guerra v. District of Columbia Rental Housing Commission, 501 A.2d 786 (1985)
Jurisdiction
DC (municipal)
Effective Date
1985-12-05

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242 U.S. 470, 485, 37 S.Ct. 192, 194, 61 L.Ed. 442 (1917). Although the word “vacate” is nowhere defined in the Rental Housing Act, its ordinary meaning, as applied to a dwelling, is “[t]o move out; to make vacant or empty; to leave, especially, to surrender possession by removal; to cease from occupancy.” Black’s Law Dictionary 1388 (5th ed. 1979); cf. Wayne Tenants Council v. Mayor of Wayne,